Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 62.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey stood at 62.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 75.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1975.
That places Turkey 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.0% | — |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +34.2% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +78.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -17.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 62.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 89% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 62.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.3%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +78.0% | 21.4% | 38.1% |
| 1980 | +34.2% | 13.0% | 17.5% |
| 2010 | +28.0% | 45.0% | 57.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 38.1% | 45.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.6% | 75.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey was 62.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1975.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release